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To: Jeff Haworth who wrote (8906)	3/2/1998 10:23:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14627

Jeff, No majority at all. He led the polls but had over 50% in very few areas. Mosly it was the split vote that got him in. If they had a runoff he would have still won, but not a big a number. Our education system is strictly second rate. I came here from England in 1948, aged 9 and except for geography/social studies I was 2 years ahead of all my age group. I was taught to be university ready at around 16 instead of 18 as we are here. They are only now cutting out grade 13. It is sad to see how much we pay for a bad product. Bill

To: Jeff Haworth who wrote (8906)	3/3/1998 4:24:00 PM
From: Shirley Owen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14627

Hi Jeff, No you didn't get my blood boiling, but I can never resist a response.:-) I think someone already corrected your statements about the majority voting him in. In fact they didn't the second time around and the first time around, I think it was a reaction to some of Trudeau's disastrous policies that provoked a backlash. If you recall those were the days when there were only two viable parties.(No one ever regarded the NDP as a contender in Federal Elections,Thank God!) Mulroney and all the other politicians have never had the guts to make the hard decisions and that is why we are where we are. Martin, reduced the deficit largely by passing it off on the provinces, by way of transfer cuts. but you can be sure he will take the accolades alone. The trouble with the government is, they give far too much credence to the special interest groups and don't listen to the majority. This country is more and more governed by special interest groups and pandering to Quebec.It costs us billions every year to support the bilingual system across Canada, and you have the ridiculous Language Police in Quebec running around obliterating English words, and measuring the size of the French on signs. So ridiculous that 60 minutes did a piece on it a couple of weeks ago. Morley Safer had an expression of incredulity the whole time he interviewed these language police and the minister. Yes, it is a sad commentary on our times that the future generations will pay dearly for the profligacy of the boomers and the never ending groups whining at the doors of Parliament and at all the legislatures across the country. Don't get me wrong, there are some worthy causes, but there is far too many wanting something for nothing. I'm also a proponent of making people work for their welfare as well, or at least a program like the U.S. has been instituting. Train then for jobs that are relevant and then send the to work. As far as the deficit goes, I plead guilty. I was using figures that were forecast if the deficit had not been paid down as quickly as they were. That just goes to show you that information always has to be updated. Any way you cut it though, the debt is the second highest in the world per capita with only Italy ahead of us. A sad commentary on the governments inability to keep their financial house in order. Nuff said on the subject. I could go on and on with my view of government but that's for another time and place. I'll leave you with this thought. Maybe you'll inherit some of the trillion dollars that the old people have sitting in banks, bonds, etc.:-)Mind you I'm sure by that time the government will decide to tax inheritances as they will want a piece of that, for sure. Who says I'm well educated?? :-) Cheers Shirley